Crime Rates at Norton Gardens, Bournemouth, BH9 2PR

Norton Gardens area has the 31st highest crime rate of 76 local areas in Moordown , and the 563rd highest crime rate of 1,180 local areas in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Norton Gardens (BH9 2PR) in the last 12 months was 53.6 per 1,000 residents and was 2.3% higher than the Moordown average (52.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 14.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 31.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 11.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -65.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Norton Gardens (BH9 2PR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Wimborne Road, where police recorded 92 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Shopping Area (19 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.